3 x Open FT winner (3xCACIT), 2 x Open FT 2nd place (Res.CACIT)
Winner of several Open WTs
Black dog carrying yellow and foxred
Drake is a big, well-built dog however not too heavy, very athletic and stylish. He has very nice expression with kind, dark brown eyes. Despite her size he is very dynamic, his speed is breath taking however he stops on the first whistle.
He did not show any signs of being an outstanding retriever until the age of 7-8 months old - but since then his carreer has been emerging like a rocket. It turned out that he has excellent style, a lot of natural ability to find game and he has been very easy to train. Drake is our most honest dog - my husband is his leader and despite that he is a green handler they have had success after success from the very beginning.
The most valuable thing in Drake that he is totally under control until asked then he can work on his own when it is needed - there are not many dogs which can achieve this level of "consciousness". For character he is very cool which is a big advantage on Field Trials.
Drake is Optigen PRA clear and also CNM clear so his nice blood-lines can be used with safety. He is siring healthy, good-looking, easy-to-train pups with the same nice expression on the face, like this 9 months old youngster below. His puppies are reaching very good placements on Wokingtests and Cold Game Tests, a puppy in Norway won the Derby this year.
Kennels for reference: Limmerhult (SE), Searover (SE), Fichtenhorst (A), Atterseewelle (A), Limcreek (A), Kornay-Hunting (A), Lost and Found (DE), Fischauer (A), Blackthorn (H), Maxjan Labradors (DK), CrossSearcher (DE)
She is definitely The Queen. Endlessly funny, always on the job. She can take a line like no other dog can. She is travelling fast but one peep on the whistle and the earth is coming out of the legs when she stops with propelling tale: "What do you wish?". She takes a big corner in my heart.
She has had an incredible career - which is still on the go. She came first or second on every single Field Trial where she started. I started her on 3 Field Trials in England - and she won them all!
She is the first (and until now ever) British Field Trial Champion from the Continent made up under the rules of the Kennel Club. And I made her up in 1 week in 2009!
She has been always on the top on the highest level Workingtests like the Munich Cup or the Game Fair in England.
She produced 3 litters and gave us some great promises like Blackthorn Hiram, Blackthorn Homam, Blackthorn Ilmarinen and Blackthorn Ireneus who already prooved their qualities on WTs or even FTs (Ilmarinen "Bosco" already won a Novice FT in England on grouse at the age of 17 months).
